I agree - I use the Internet as a convenience for weather-on-demand. I still have a conventional SAME-encoded "all hazards" radio connected to a node monitor-only node, running on VOX. If there is some really urgent event, it comes on the radio immediately. Keying up the weather radio forces you to listen to a whole cycle of program before you hear the forecast. The Internet version is quicker. There is a use for both approaches. 73 Ken -----Original Message----- From: Steve Zingman [mailto:szingman@msgstor.com] Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 8:46 PM To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Latest WX Weather report for DIAL I'm wondering if we are getting too dependent on the Internet for weather information. It might be time to consider if you want weather audio on your repeater, a NOAA receiver might be worth looking into. Just a thought. YMMV 73, Steve N4IRS